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The Monthly Messenger
SEPTEMBER 2017
Dalton United Methodist
Church
Some things are
worth repeating…
Have you ever been
frustrated? Have you
ever been upset?
Have you ever
struggled in some area
of your life? Well, I
remember a story of a
young person who was
and couldn’t stand it
any longer. Sooo, he
went to the chapel and
paced up and down
the aisle, slapping the
back of the empty
pews.
He shouted, “God you
created this world…
look at all the
difficulties, agony,
cruelty, anguish,
starvation, neglect,
waste, abuse people
face. Everywhere I
look I see
dysfunctional,
in others and not be
entitled consumers.
Jesus showed us a
living example by
giving His all for each
of us.
God Bless,
Pastor Dave
heartbroken, lonely
people!” The young
person went on and on
and on, raging and
gibbering at God.
Finally, drained and
exasperated, he gazed
up at the stained lead
crystal cross and
yelled, “This world is
such an awful mess!
Why even I could have
done a much greater
job than this!!!”
Then, out of the
quietness, he heard
these words, “And that
is precisely what I want
you to do.”
It’s sooo easy to
identify all the problems
that exist all around us.
However, just like the
young person in the
story, Jesus is calling
us to be “His body” in
this world to make a
difference. Jesus calls
us to be Life Giving. He
calls us invest our lives
A Note From The
Pastor...
PRAYER CONCERNS Sandy Amstutz (sister of Jane Koontz), Barb Boss (friend of the Johnson’s), Jim Cisar (brother of Tom Cisar), Dylan Domer, Patrick Fone, Sonya Gatrell, Rev. Dwight Hayes,
Don Hoover, Rev. Mike McHale, Terry Johnson Miller (cousin of Dan Stark), Gloria Mishler, Marilyn Pittman (friend of Clarabel Kurzen), Laurie Zifcak (friend of Diane
Fischnich)
Our nursing home, assisted living, and homebound residents: Gloria Amstutz, Harold Douglas, George Hann, Donna Schneider, Jerry Swihart, Kenny Walkup
All Military personnel on active duty and their families. Our country and our leaders.
(Please advise the church office at (330)828-2939 if any these names should no
longer be listed or of any updates)
THANK YOU
… to everyone who helped
with the transition as Pastor
Dave joined our church family.
All work is and was greatly
appreciated. Thank you!
~The Trustees committee
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels will be
serving a meal each
Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. at
the
Dalton Presbyterian
Church.
Please call Karol Niehaus
at
(330) 933-5144 for
reservations.
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ALTAR FLOWERS A sign-up
calendar is located on the
table outside the
Church Office for those
wishing to provide altar
flowers for 2017. Please see Becky
Jones with any questions.
Canton Calvary Mission
Collection Item For
SEPTEMBER is: Tuna/Canned Meat
*************************
Operation Christmas
Child
Collection Item for
SEPTEMBER is:
Games
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MISSIONS NEWS Help us minister to those in need. Elijah’s Cupboard can always use
non-perishable food items for The Salvation Army. Please bring an item
or two with you and place them in the good cupboard in the hallway.
We also continue to collect labels for the Red Bird Mission. -Labels include:
"General Mills Boxtops for Education"; and "Tyson Project A+ Labels
for Education". A collection envelope for the
labels is located on the bulletin board, in the
narthex of the Church. Please consider donating today!
-Canton Calvary Missions
food collections for SEPTEMBER is: Tuna/Canned Meat
this can be placed in the large basket in the narthex.
Thank you for the continued support ~ Missions Committee
More Mission News Thank you to everyone who helped to
make the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way sale a success. Your generous
donations of items/time given toward this effort is appreciated. The sale proceeds are $780.00. The remaining items that
did not sell, were donated to the Trading Post Thrift Store in Mt. Hope, Ohio. This is
a charity organization that supports the work of the Ohio Wilderness
Boys Camp.
~Missions committee
ABOUT OUR MEMBERS...
Our Deepest Sympathy…..
To the families and friends of:
… Garland Smith
… Ellen Horst
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Ladies! Ready for some fun?
We are planning an out-
ing to the new Ohio Star Theater in
Sugarcreek to see the musical comedy “Mennonite Girls Can Cook”,
on Saturday October 14th. The play begins at 1:00PM, but some of us might
like to go earlier to eat at the Dutch Valley restaurant located right next to the theater. More information is posted on
the office window. Please sign up soon, if interested so that we
can get the tickets ordered. Contact Bev McGinty if you have
questions.
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Annual Conference Report The 2017 East Ohio Conference has come and gone. In fact, it has come and gone long ago.
My apologies for the amount of time it has taken me to submit this report. I have no excuse, other
than summer. There’s just something about warm temperatures, days full of sunshine, and June,
July and August that puts working on a report on a back burner. The funny thing is that
procrastination is one of the academic hurdles that I tutor students on at Wayne College. Did I take
my own advice, absolutely not.
This year’s conference was memorable. So many exciting things happened. We are lucky
enough to have remarkable new bishop full of energy and enthusiasm. Bishop Tracy S. Malone
began the conference displaying her dedication to all things Methodist. She discussed her plans
and visions for the future of Methodist churches. Bishop Malone actually made us feel that the only
way that there would be progress is through lay members and clergy working side by side.
We began the conference by saying “Good-bye” to some truly memorable gentlemen.
Monday night, Chuck and I were fortunate enough to watch the retirement ceremony of both Mike
McHale and Paul Farren. Needless to say it was a moving ceremony. When you look back at their
many years of their service, bringing the church through both good periods and bad, you can’t help
tearing up at the bitter sweet memories. I wish more congregants were able to attend to wish them
well on the next leg of their journey. Thankfully, we are holding onto Mike because he has chosen to
attend our worship services.
Saying “Good-bye” to your former pastor and “Hello” to your next spiritual leader is never an
easy transition, but Pastor Dave parked himself beside me and navigated me through some troubled
waters. For that, I will always be grateful because we actually discussed the impact the resolutions
might have upon our church.
There were eight resolutions put before us over a four day period. They were thought
provoking and for me, a great deal of thought went into the rejection or acceptance of these eight.
Resolution #1: Effectively recruiting and retaining young clergy of color passed quite
easily when it was stated that in Ohio only 18% of our clergy fit into that category.
Resolution #2: Welcoming the migrant in our midst. There was much discussion on
this resolution. Many delegates felt that the term migrant was inappropriate. When it was accepted
that the conference change the wording to immigrant instead of migrant, it passed easily.
Resolution #3: Promoting the Human Rights of Palestinians. The conference agreed
to affirm to Israel’s right to permanent, secure borders and form a viable state. Since the United
Methodist Church opposes continued military occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East
Jerusalem also the taking of their land and water resources. This resolution passed without much
discussion.
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He has put his brand upon us — his mark of ownership —
and given us his Holy Spirit in our hearts as guarantee that we belong to him, and as the first installment of all that he is going to
give us. (2 Corinthians 1:22 TLB)
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Resolution #4: Criminalization of Color. This was extremely hot topic. Since it was
stated that “a problem exists today in the U.S. regarding criminalizing communities of color.” Many
delegates did not appreciate the phrasing that one element of this problem is police interactions with
persons of color. This resolution was referred back for more work on phraseology, how this
resolution should be worded.
Resolution #5: Christian behavior towards LGBTQ people. It is our belief that “God’s
grace is available to all”, and we affirmed that “Homosexual persons are individuals of sacred
worth”, the conference passed this resolution.
Resolution #6: The United Methodists should declare a national day of repentance. It
shall be the last day of June. Because of the strong feeling that sinfulness is overtaking our world, it
was felt that a national day of repenting of our sins as one cohesive group would give us strength to
carry on. This resolution passed.
Resolution #7: Maintaining health care for the most vulnerable. It was felt that health care is
a basic human right which is stated in our Book of Discipline and providing health care to others is
an important duty of Christians. This passed with practically all in agreement.
Finally, Resolution #8: Which stated having to do with the Book of Discipline was said to be
“out of order” at the time, so it was passed over and may be considered at a later time.
Oops! Resolution #9: This was added while at conference. There was much discussion on
the wording of this resolution. When received it was titled “A resolution to encourage churches to
host workshops on addiction.” During the discussion, it was changed to “ A resolution to encourage
churches to be an advocate on addictions.” If anyone would like to see the statistics on deaths,
dysfunctions, and societal turmoil relating to various addictions, I have that information. Please see
me, it is staggering.
In conclusion, there were five constitutional amendments presented at the General Confer-
ence in Portland, Oregon in 2016. Please see my notebook for further information. The Amend-
ments are long, involved and wordy. But my notebook is always at your disposal.
So ends my 2017 report for the Annual United Methodist Church Conference. If you require
any more information please just ask me. Five years ago, when I began this journey I felt
overwhelmed and confused while seated in Hoover Auditorium. Now, with experience under my belt
I feel I have been a satisfactory lay representative, even though I am a report procrastinator (sorry
about that). However, this was my last year in the lay conference chair, I am therefore resigning
from lay representative to the annual conference. My dear friend Sally Slusser, once told me that for
her it was time to hand it over to someone younger. The time has come for me to do the same.
Nina Schultz has expressed interest in becoming our lay representative. I feel that she will do an
excellent job. I will work with her before next conference to explain the procedure. Good Luck,
Nina!
~Maggie Conrad
Lay Representative to Annual Conference
The UMW will be starting the fall off by making Vegetable Soup on Saturday,
September 23 at 8:00 AM. Please note the time so we can have the soup cooked and in the jars by noon or before. We will also enjoy a light breakfast while the soup is cooking. If you would like to add someone’s name who would appreciate being remembered by a pint or quart of soup, let Myrna Streb or myself know and we will add it to the list. This is a rewarding outreach for the UMW so I hope you all can make it that morning to help. We usually also have extra soup for sale if
anyone is interested.
Becky Jones will be leading the
program at our Saturday, October 28 at 9:00 AM in the old fellowship hall. Becky will be telling us about the Stone Family who I have told you about in an earlier newsletter and
also about the Samaritan’s Purse. This will also be our Thank Offering program. If you would like to give a donation to the district for the Thank Offering, you can bring it to the
meeting. Becky gave me a packet about the Stone Family earlier which explained who and what the Stone family is all about. Becky will share this information with us. She would like also to share more about Samaritan’s Purse with us and what good they do worldwide. As you may know the Christmas Child is part of the Samaritan’s Purse. Each month Becky has different items listed in the newsletter and
bulletin for the congregation to contribute to go into the Christmas Child packages. To support Becky and this outreach program please bring an item from this list or school supplies to add to the Christmas packages for the children around the world. I spoke to Becky after church and she was thrilled about the UMW giving to the Christmas Child
boxes. She said anything would be
appreciated in any of the categories for the year. If you have any questions, ask Becky she will be glad to answer them. Hope you can come and enjoy the morning in
fellowship.
News from the United Methodist Women
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The UMW will be hosting the
Thanksgiving Meal Sunday, November 12 after church. The UMW are so thankful to Jen Reynolds for providing the turkeys for the meal. Along with the turkeys the UMW will be providing the mashed
potatoes, dressing, gravy, rolls and butter please bring a dish to round out the feast and your table service. Myrna Streb and Dixie Jones are heading up the meal but they need help! If you can help, please
contact Myrna or Dixie and let them know you would be happy to do so. In the past this has been a joyful event to share with the church family and I am sure it will be that way again. Come and rejoice and be thankful!
Rounding out the year will be the Cookie Walk, Bake Sale and Luncheon on Saturday, December 2 starting at 9:00AM. Hope you are planning on what kind of cookies you are going to bake this year. As in the past we would appreciate 12 dozen or as many as you can make. I did get my zucchini cookies made and
frozen. Good thing I froze them because they might all be eaten. They are tasty. The UMW have made lots of
delicious cookies in past years. That is why we have repeat customers every year. We have people getting in line before 9:00 so they can have the best pick. The cookie walk, bake sale and luncheon is the way the UMW raises funds to do mission work.
I have been pretty serious in my
writings and I thought I would have some fun this month. Things are so much
different for women in this day and age. We dress differently for one big thing. We no longer carry a fan or
parasol.
Did you know there was a language of each which women used? Here are some of the languages for a Parasol Flirtation:
A lady would carry her parasol elevated in the left hand if she desired someone’s
questions by resting the fan on the right cheek for yes and on the left cheek no. If she wanted a kiss, she would hold the
handle to her lips. By twirling the fan in her left hand she was telling the two of you were being watched.
Some last things to watch is if she drew the fan across the cheek meant she loved the gentleman but if she presented the fan closed she wanted to know if he loved her. One very big difference between the parasol and fan is if she drops it she is
telling him that she will only be friends or twirling in the right hand means she loves another.
Times sure have changed. Now it is all about texting. I hope you enjoyed the
journey back in time as how a lady flirted with a gentleman.
Hope you all will be able to come to make soup on Saturday, September 23 at 8:00 AM and join us Saturday, October 28 at 9:00AM to hear Becky Jones ’
message. We will also be looking forward to having Thanksgiving with you all on
Sunday, November 12 after church.
God Bless you all,
Beth Johnson—UMW President
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acquaintance and by switching it to the right hand meant that a gentleman was being too forward. If she carried the parasol closed in her left hand that told a gentleman he was to meet her at the first crossing and in the right hand closed and by her side meant he was to follow her.
To alert a gentleman if she were engaged she would swing the parasol to and fro by the
handle on the left side but if she were
married she would swing it on the right side. She could also let him know if she were in love with another by tapping the chin gently with the handle.
She could close the parasol to let the
gentleman know she wanted to speak to him or by carrying it over her right shoulder was telling him that he could speak to her. But if she started to twirl the parasol he was to be careful because the two of you were being watched.
If he asked a lady a question, she could
answer yes by letting the handle rest on the right cheek and no by resting on the left. If she tapped the handle to her lips, he knew she wanted a kiss. Best of all if she dropped it she was telling him, “I love you”.
Okay now the gentleman has that all figured out but if what if she has a fan. Some of the signals sent by the lady are similar but some are different. He would know if she was
engaged because she would be fanning very quickly and slowly if she was married. She would carry the fan in the left hand in front of her face if she had the desire for someone’s acquaintance and close it if she wished to speak to him.
Carrying it in the right hand in front of the face showed she wanted the gentleman to follow and opening it wide she is saying to wait for her. If the fan is in her right hand, he is too
willing or forward. At that point he
better back off because she may touch her left ear which tells him she wishes to get rid of him. Worse yet if she would draw the fan through the hand she is saying she hates him. Then again she may draw the fan across the eyes which meant she was sorry.
Similar to the parasol, she answered
Whoever humbles himself like
this child is the greatest in the
kingdom of
heaven.
(Matthew 18:4 NIV)
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CIA had their first meeting of the
school year. Hannah Farnsworth did a
nice job leading the lesson about the
wonders of God's creation outside.
After that we did a team building
game, did some brainstorming for
upcoming activities and then we ate a
nice meal. We're looking
forward to a nice year!
YOUTH GROUP
NEWS!
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SUMMER
ACTIVITIES
This is how we spent
our
summer...
We went to an
Indians game and
did lots of
swimming in our
pool.
The girls cousins from Colorado.
A birthday dinner with friends at Wasabi.
Clark family—
Staycation summer
with family from
Colorado visiting.
Jacey got a hedgehog for her
birthday
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Some of our youth getting
back to
school athletics
Cross country runners: Ethan,
Kiana, Patrick,
Hannah.
Kaydin and his Kitchen
Chemistry 4-H project.
Kiana and her Ohio Birds
4-H project
Fone family—
Various 4-H projects for the
Wayne County Fair
Dakota and his 4-H bicycle
project
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September 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 Missions
9:30am
13 14 15 16
17 Sunday School
Begins 9:30 am
Worship
@10:30am
Grandparents
Sunday
18 19 Finance Mtg
7:00pm
20 First day of
Autumn
21 22 23 UMW—Making
soup 8:00am
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
SEPTEMBER 2017 CALENDAR OF
EVENTS DALTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Those who teach God’s laws and obey them shall be great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
(Matthew 5:19 TLB)
CANTON CALVARY
MISSION
COLLECTION
ITEM:
Tuna/Canned
Meat
Operation Christmas
Child Collection
Item:
Games
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3—OPEN
10—OPEN
17—OPEN
24—OPEN
Dalton United Methodist Church
204 W Main St
PO Box 277
Dalton, OH 44618
Address Service Requested
Nonprofit Organization
Dalton United Methodist
Church
OCTOBER 2017 Newsletter Info Deadline: SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 Please let Sharon Starling know of any news, notes or
additions/corrections to be included in the upcoming
newsletter.
Phone: #330-621-1327
Email to: [email protected]
Or leave items in Church Office.
Worship Hours
9:30 a.m Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Group
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Beverly McGinty; Praise & Bell Choir Director
Steve Yoder; Head Usher
Nina Schultz; AV coordinator
SEPTEMBER- Altar Flowers
SEPTEMBER Newsletter
Pastor: David Martin
Phone: 330-828-2939
Cell Phone: 740-317-2828
Email: [email protected]